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SEARCHThe Know Beauty Secrets campaign, revealing the tremendous benefits of careers in Beauty and Wellness, was officially announced at the Beauty Changes Lives Gala, the national non-profit’s annual event.
The Know Beauty Secrets campaign invites professionals in the salon and spa world to support the campaign by sharing their secrets behind their career successes.
Photo: United As One and Beauty Changes Lives
Beauty Changes Lives announced the Know Beauty Secrets campaign at its annual Gala on April 16th. Ken Paves was selected to introduce the campaign and share his extraordinary life story at the Gala. As one of the world’s most recognizable hairstylists for his celebrity clientele, iconic fashion magazine covers, and philanthropic activities, this campaign connects future beauty professionals with the stories of successful salon and spa professionals.
The Know Beauty Secrets campaign was created and is supported by a broad industry coalition titled "Unite as One" which represents 10 associations that have united to support bringing this campaign to life. Each association identified that the biggest challenge facing the professional industry today is the job demand crisis where salons and spas require newly licensed professionals. This is the first initiative where all associations have united together to advocate for and support the profession.
Beauty and wellness careers have long been misunderstood and the campaign provides a glimpse inside the careers of industry professionals. Targeted at the Generation Z audience, the campaign will utilize social media to showcase the many facets of these careers.
Perceptions of the beauty and wellness industry often reflect the biases of those who see this line of work as a “backup” to university education. But the reality is, the industry is a thriving and growing sector with many opportunities for career advancement and growth, and a serious and legitimate career path that requires skill, training, expertise, and, above all, passion.
”The irony of the stigma around the beauty and wellness industry is that regardless of how you're participating — whether having your hair styled or testing out a new nail polish — everyone is, in fact, participating. Services offered by industry professionals require a specific skill set honed by creative and passionate individuals. We aim to showcase the tremendous benefits of a career in beauty and wellness to help let Gen Z know that in beauty they can find meaningful, flexible, stable, and profitable careers that they can be proud of.”
— Phil Horvath, Member, Beauty Changes Lives Executive Board & Unite as One Coalition
As a first step, this campaign looks to bring together and organize the thousands of companies and millions of professionals in the salon and spa world by making it easy for them to support this campaign by sharing their secrets behind their career successes. Beauty Changes Lives will provide guidelines, promotional materials, and social media tools to allow these companies and salon and spa pros to effectively and consistently share their stories and support campaign activities.
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